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They were trespassing in their kingdom. The elves claimed they had attacked their feast. And when Thorin would not tell the elven king why he was there, he decided to keep him captive until he told.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoAt first the dwarves were captured because the Elf King had thought that the company was attacking the feasting elves. Then, when the king questioned them, they refused to answer, and finally Balin asked why they were being held prisoner.
The elf king answered, "It is a crime to wander in my realm without leave... After all the disturbance you have made i have a right to know what brings you here, and if you will not tell me, I will keep you all in prison until you have learned sense and manners!"
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∙ 15y agoThe elven king said "It is a crime to wander in my realm without leave. Do you forget that you were in my kingdom, using the road that my people made? Did you not three times pursue and trouble my people in the forest and ' rouse the Spiders with your riot and clamour? After all the disturbance you have made I have a right to know what brings you here, and if you will not tell me now, I will keep you all in prison until you have learned sense and manners!"
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∙ 12y agoThe Elven-king imprisons the dwarves because he believes them to be trespassing in his kingdom and that they tried to attack his people.
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∙ 8y ago
The King told Thorin that "It is a crime to wander in my realm without leave."
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∙ 14y agoHe thinks they were harassing his subjects at the feasts when they tried to run towards them.
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∙ 14y agotrespassing + charging at the elfs and looking at places
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∙ 8y agoThe Elvenking imprisoned the dwarves because he thought that the company was harassing his guards and his royal subjects at the feast that they had, so he decided to imprison them.
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∙ 12y agoBilbo slipped on the ring and was invisible.
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∙ 10y agoThe dwarves were being very loud, "Loud enough for the elves to have shot them in the dark"; (with their bows)
The dwarves also had no weapons or food, and were 'glad to captured'
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What heroic acts does Bilbo perform in Chapter 8?
Bilbo becomes very fierce when he kills the spider who was trying to capture him. This leads him to rescue the dwarves by killing many spiders and leading them away. He becomes the dwarves leader, and they follow.
What happens in 'The Hobbit' when Bilbo meets the trolls?
the trolls capture all the dwarves but not Bilbo b/c he his smaller so he hides then the trolls argue about what to do w/ the dwarves and how to eat them then gandalf (who had left them a while ago) comes back and imitates the troll to keep them arguing until morning and they get turned to stone
Are the Dwarves Bilbo's friends in The Hobbit?
The dwarves are Bilbo's friends for most of the Hobbit.
What misunderstanding caused the dwarves to be imprisoned?
The elven king thought the dwarves were there to steal his treasures.
Why are the dwarves hated in The Hobbit and The Hobbit DoS?
The movies do not tell why the Dwarves are hated in The Hobbit and The Hobbit DoS. However, it is believed that past wars and experiences are the reason the Dwarves are hated.
What are synonyms of the word capture?
Three synonyms for capture are kidnap, trap, and imprison.
What are synonyms of capture?
imprison, arrest, detain, confine, and jail
What is Bilbo's rescue of the dwarves?
Bilbo rescues the dwarves when they are trapped in the webs of the giant spiders. He is able to avoid capture, then drives the spiders away, before cutting the dwarves free of the sticky strands.
Does the Judicial Branch capture and imprison violators of the law?
No. The police capture and imprison those accused of violation of the law. The police are part of the Executive Branch. Even the US Marshal Service, the enforcement arm of the United States federal courts, is part of the Department of Justice within the executive Branch.
What is the proper name of the king of the woodelves in the hobbit?
The Elven King
In 'The Hobbit' who was not captured by the goblins?
The goblins were not able to capture Gandalf, who killed several of them when they tried to grab him.
Why did wood elves capture the dwarves and not Bilbo?
Bilbo kept from being captured by the Wood Elves in Mirkwood by using The Ring to turn himself invisible. He slipped in after the company of Elves that had captured the other members of The Company (namely, the twelve dwarves) as the Elves were escorting the dwarves into the Elven fortress.
Who is the dwarves captor in mirkwood?
They shot one squirrel. They attempted to capture a white deer. They were captured by spiders, and having escaped from them, by Elves.
What heroic acts does Bilbo perform in Chapter 8?
Bilbo becomes very fierce when he kills the spider who was trying to capture him. This leads him to rescue the dwarves by killing many spiders and leading them away. He becomes the dwarves leader, and they follow.
What leads the Elven king to imprison the dwarfs?
The Elves felt they were being attacked and responded in kind. Since Thorin refused to tell them why he was in their realm, for fear they would want some of the treasure (he coveted the Arkenstone and feared others would try to take it), they decided to imprison him just to be safe. The Elves distrusted the Dwarves, and they had, for many years, been seen as beggars.
How does the hobbit save the day in the hobbit?
His shouts allow Gandalf to escape capture by the goblins. And he finds a way to get the dwarves out of the Elvin King's dungeon.
What is the past tense of imprison?
The past tense of imprison is imprisoned.
